Products of Immigration A new venture to an unknown place evokes numerous emotions. When leaving one's country in hopes of a better economic and social condition, there exists an aura of excitement as well as hesitation of leaving the familiar. In the case of immigrating to the acclaimed me...

Immigration Since its creation the United States of America has been a nation without one ethnicity, religion, or race to bind all of its citizens together in unity. Throughout the course of history it has been dubbed \"the melting pot,\" because it is a nation where immigrants from all over the ...

On April 23, 2010 the governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, signed Senate Bill 1070 Immigration Law. This controversial bill, which abuses immigrants, recalls the racial laws of Nazi Germany in which the Jews were persecuted during Hitler's regime. In the Arizona case, the target of this law is the Latin...

Immigration, racial tension, and violence are something that is experienced today and back in the 1860's. In the movie "Gangs of New York", it portrays the same way the immigrants were treated in the 1860's as well as today. In the movie the racial tension and violence was toward...

Immigrant parents often think about whether opportunities that may be found in America are worth sacrificing traditional cultures. American society seems to be too powerful a magnet for most people born in this country to resist. For most people in the immigrant generation, the promises of American ...

Why did American nativist groups oppose free, unrestricted immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? I think there are many reasons why American nativists did not want immigrants to come to America. They feared that they would take most of the jobs; they feared ...

Almost every immigration group to the United States has at some time experienced discrimination on a large scale. Asian immigration has been the subject of discrimination within American society, most notably the Chinese and the Japanese diasporas. For a long time, both of these groups have been the...

Midterm Essay #2: Topic #2 "Irish and African Americans" In the period of vast immigration into the United States and within it, the Irish and African Americans are very closely related in their experiences as immigrants and their experiences during and after their immigration. Their ...

Who is an Asian American? \"Asian American\" can mean different things to different people. At the most basic level, an Asian American is an American who is of Asiatic descent. The term is so broad though that to make further assumptions about an Asian American would be folly. Within this racial cat...

America's ethnic groups have been expected to slip quietly into the mainstream of American society for decades. Today these groups loudly and proudly proclaim that they have not yet merged. Indeed, many of America's minorities have found renewed relevance and comfort in asserting their ...

America's ethnic groups have been expected to slip quietly into the mainstream of American society for decades. Today these groups loudly and proudly proclaim that they have not yet merged. Indeed, many of America's minorities have found renewed relevance and comfort in asserting their s...

Elitism and Racial inequalities The birth of the 20th century brought forth many industrial and social innovations. With these innovations came many racial and economical inequalities. Race has always been an issue throughout the history of our nation, but it was enlarged with the huge wave of Eu...

The metaphor "melting pot" came from the title of a 1908 play by Israel Zangwill. This is one of a few metaphors used to describe the mixture of race and ethnicity, other labels like "fusion cuisine" or "salad bowl" are similar in topic but the definitions may vary. ...

Racism and segregation among different races took place since the beginning of time, "Accordion Crimes" by E. Annie Proulx explores a similar situation of new immigrants coming to America seeking for a better life also known as the American dream but soon realize what its all about. The st...

Part 1: We will compare and contrast two main groups of Asians and their incorporation into American life. First we take a look at the Chinese, why and how they immigrate, and their family structure before and after the immigration. We will discuss how the immigration changes their social and eco...

Twinkling stars off in the distant sky shine as a symbol of hope. Hope for those who dream for a better way of living, and a new beginning. Thus this dream would soon be a reality for people of Asian ethnicity, but would prove to be far more difficult then imagined. The road that lied ahead would b...

US Family Structure: Colonial to Domestic Structure The ideals of an American household from the late 18th century to the late 19th century shifts from a colonial to a domestic family. This is partially due to the change in economic and social conditions. European immigrants and middle-cla...

Many African Americans feel extremely targeted and discriminated against by the white community for none other than the colour of their skin. Cecil Foster, a respected social commentator and educated professor, wrote a short argument expressing his concerns towards the elevation of racism in Canada....

The policy of affirmative action in education will no longer be needed in the near future. In the past, however, legislators determined that in order to prevent racial discrimination affirmative action would be needed. Recent demographic studies indicate that the Caucasian race will steadily dec...

Class Struggles socioeconomic status and American culture "Black Like Me" and "The Jungle" both describe the inequities of the unseen caste system in America. In both cases a minority group (blacks, immigrants) are oppressed and mistreated by the white power group, and there is almost no com...

Political Implications of "Accordion Crimes" E. Annie Proulx's, "Accordion Crimes" takes an in-depth look at many various immigrant families' social, cultural, religious and ideological contributions to the American society and political system. Proulx details ea...

Lonestar, The Movie Racism has raised conflicts in different communities around the world throughout history. Texas is just one of the many places that it occurs. The movie Lonestar portrays this racism in Texas throughout the movie. The movie takes place in present time Texas. ...

Jane Addams·Journeyed to Europe and the sight of large numbers of poor people in London's East End made a lasting impression on her. When she returned, she searched for a new way to be useful. ·Hull House, Chicago 1889·Social Settlement houses to help immigrants with the transition of settling in...

Bulosan, Carlos. America is in the Heart. Seattle: University of Washington Press (1943; last reprinting 1984). 328 pages. NOT IN PRINT. Format: paperback; Ethnicity: Filipino American America is in the Heart is Carlos Bulosan's heartwrenching account of a Filipino American's experie...

The "melting pot" is a term used to describe the way that the American system of integrating citizens is today. This is a system used by the United States of America and not used by the Canadian system. The Canadian culture uses a term known as the mosaic system. This is a system where...